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Women Lawyers Association of Queensland WOMEN LAWYERS ASSOCIATION OF QUEENSLAND INC 2019 ANNUAL REPORT Contents President's Report 04 Jamie Shine 05 FY2019 Committee 06 FY2020 Committee 07 Advisors & Ambassadors 08 Awards & Appointments Treasurer's Report 09 Nichola Di Muzio Secretary's Report 10 Naomi Omundson AWL Report 11 Ann-Maree David Media Report 13 Katrina Mawer Advocacy Report 14 Jessica McClymont Diversity Report 15 Nicole Morgan Contents Student Report 17 Emma Lewis Social Secretary Report 18 Jessica Popple Rural & Regional Report Catherine Cheek & 19 Stephanie Williams 20 2019 Awards Dinner PRESIDENT'S REPORT JAMIE SHINE, WLAQ PRESIDENT & NATIONAL SPECIAL COUNSEL, SHINE LAWYERS As President for the past two years I WLAQ has enjoyed its ongoing have had the amazing experience of relationships with other associations leading the women in our profession and had the pleasure of partnering with and building on WLAQ’s objectives for the Queensland Law Society and with the benefit of our members. the Bar Association of Queensland to deliver meaningful events for the The relevance of WLAQ and the impact benefit of our members, and I thank or of our work was evidenced at our their ongoing collaboration and 41st WLAQ Awards evening where we support. hosted close to 300 people (our largest Awards yet) and celebrated the The success of the 2019 year was outstanding achievements of women in achieved thanks to momentum built by law by recognising both our incredible past WLAQ Committee members. award finalists and winners. Without their commitment, energy and passion for supporting women in law For what is likely to be a WLAQ first, the we would not have been able to achieve FY2020 Committee included six regional these initiatives. members and me as WLAQ’s first regional President. As such, it was Thank you all for your contributions. important to the Committee that we aimed to increase our involvement and support of women in law throughout all areas of Queensland. We incorporated this objective as part of our Strategic Plan, and made a goal of delivering at least one WLAQ function in every single region during the year. 4 WLAQ COMMITTEE FY 2019 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE President | Jamie Shine, National Special Counsel, Shine Lawyers Vice-President | Ann-Maree David, CEO, College of Law Queensland Vice-President | Jessica McClymont, Barrister Treasurer | Nichola Di Muzio, Special Counsel, Thynne + Macartney Secretary | Naomi Omundson, Senior Associate, McCullough Robertson Immediate Past President | Cassandra Heilbronn, Senior Associate, MinterEllison MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE Catherine Cheek, Special Counsel, Clewett Lawyers Emily Dux, In-House Counsel, Olam Australia Emma Lewis, Law Student Joey McKenzie, Group Legal Counsel, ALS Global Katrina Mawer, Lawyer, Barry.Nilsson Lawyers Lauren Austin, Associate, Wilson Lawyers Nicole Morgan, Senior Associate, MinterEllison Rebecca Smith, Lawyer, King & Wood Mallesons Stephanie Williams, Barrister, Endeavour Chambers 5 WLAQ COMMITTEE FY 2020 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE President | Jamie Shine, National Special Counsel, Shine Lawyers Vice-President | Ann-Maree David, CEO, College of Law Queensland Vice-President | Jessica McClymont, Barrister Treasurer | Nichola Di Muzio, Special Counsel, Thynne + Macartney Secretary | Naomi Omundson, Senior Associate McCullough Robertson Immediate Past President | Cassandra Heilbronn, Regulation Legal Manager, Royal Commission for AlUla MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE Catherine Cheek, Special Counsel, Clewett Lawyers Emma Lewis, Law Student Jessica Goldie, Barrister, Queens Arms Chambers Jessica Popple, Lawyer, Pippa Colman & Associates Katrina Mawer, Lawyer, Crown Law Queensland Lauren Austin, Associate, Wilson Lawyers Nicole Morgan, Senior Associate, MinterEllison Sandra Lim, Special Counsel, Shine Lawyers Sarah Ford, Senior Associate, Gilshenan & Luton Legal Practice Stephanie Williams, Barrister, Endeavour Chambers 6 ADVISORS & AMBASSADORS WLAQ ADVISORS Boutique: Amy Honan Criminal: Wendy Mulcahy Government: Christine Wilson In-House: Melissa Scott WLAQ AMBASSADORS Atherton Tablelands: Tiffany Veschetti Cairns: Laura Neil Gold Coast: Helen Ashton Ipswich: Annette Power Martell Mackay: Kim Back Rockhampton: Stephanie Nicholas Sunshine Coast: Samantha Bolton Toowoomba & Darling Downs: Katrina Pedersen Townsville: Jessica Shuttleworth Wide Bay: Edwina Rowan 7 AWARDS & APPOINTMENTS WLAQ AWARD WINNERS Woman in Excellence: The Hon Margaret Wilson QC Leneen Forde AC Woman Lawyer of the Year: Bridget Cullen Trailblazer of the Year: Zinta Harris Regional Woman Lawyer of the Year: Tanya Straguszi Emergent Woman Lawyer of the Year: Amie Mish-Wills Legal Aid Queensland Equitable Briefing Award: Jeffrey Cuddihy & Joyce Solicitors JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS Deputy Chief Magistrate: Janelle Brassington Magistrate: Rosemary Gilbert Magistrate: Bronwyn Hartigan Magistrate: Trinity McGarvie Court of Appeal: Justice Debra Mullins AO UNA PRENTICE AWARDS University of Queensland: Mia Williams Queensland University of Technology: Felicity Wood Bond University: Liliana Meunier James Cook University: Elisha Hines Griffith University: Alexandria Neumann University of Southern Queensland: Maryanne Mitchell Central Queensland University: Bee Ang University of the Sunshine Coast: Grace Cooper 8 TREASURER'S REPORT NICHOLA DI MUZIO, WLAQ TREASURER & SPECIAL COUNSEL, THYNNE + MACARTNEY In addition to the WLAQ General Account, WLAQ is trustee of the Una Prentice Memorial Trust Award, and has the Beryl Donkin Memorial Award Trust. An extract of WLAQ's financial position for 2019 is included below and we confirm that WLAQ has complied with all legislative and accounting reporting requirements. Thank you to Grant Thornton who prepare our yearly financials and provide WLAQ with valuable support and assistance. 9 SECRETARY'S REPORT NAOMI OMUNDSON, WLAQ SECRETARY & SENIOR ASSOCIATE, MCCULLOUGH ROBERTSON LAWYERS In terms of the regulatory requirements that WLAQ is obliged to comply with, I can confirm that we have complied with the requirements under the Associations Incorporation Act 1981, including the requirement to lodge annual returns and to have our financial records audited and verified. We conducted ten committee meetings, each of which we had enough committee members attend to reach quorum. An agenda was compiled through contributions from committee members each month and circulated prior to each meeting. Minutes of those meetings were recorded and circulated at the following committee meeting for approval. A copy of the Minutes from the 2018 AGM were provided at the AGM. The AGM was held in June with held our biannual Gender Diversity Forum at our corporate member McCullough Robertson’s Brisbane office. In 2019, we updated our membership categories to include that of Government lawyers. This is to assist WLAQ in identifying issues specific to members. Some of our members may still hold "general" membership and we will work with them to transition to the new category over the coming year. Thank you to our 2019 Corporate Members for their ongoing support - McCullough Robertson, Shine Lawyers, King & Wood Mallesons, Colin Biggers & Paisley and Maurice Blackburn. 10 AWL REPORT ANN-MAREE DAVID, WLAQ VICE-PRESIDENT, AWL REPRESENTATIVE & CEO OF THE COLLEGE OF LAW QLD Australian Women Lawyers Limited (AWL) was established on 9 September, 1997. AWL is governed by a board of directors comprising representatives from each State and Territory women lawyers’ associations. I am proud to represent the Women Lawyers Association of Queensland on that Board and currently serve as Immediate Past President. The AWL Annual General Meeting was conducted in Melbourne in November 2019. The elected Board Executive comprises: President: Adrienne Morton (Tasmanian Women Lawyers); Vice President: Leah Marrone (Women Lawyers’ Association of South Australia); Secretary: Roslyn Chenoweth (Northern Territory Women Lawyers Association); Treasurer: Astrid Haban-Beer (Women Barristers Association of Victoria); Immediate Past President: Ann-Maree David (Women Lawyers Association of Queensland); Board Members: Anne Wood (Women Lawyers Western Australia); Michelle Berry (Victorian Women Lawyers); Kirsty Easdale (Women Lawyers Association of the ACT); Holly Lam (Women Lawyers Association of New South Wales) In March 2019 the Board set to building the 5 year strategic plan. A newly established vision statement reads: “Australian Women Lawyers Ltd. Is a justice and equity champion advancing women within the legal profession and beyond”. 11 AWL REPORT ANN-MAREE DAVID, WLAQ VICE-PRESIDENT & CEO OF THE COLLEGE OF LAW QLD AWL’s objects were revised to read: 1. Achieve justice and equality for all women; 2. Drive further understanding and support for the legal rights of all women; 3. Identify, highlight and eradicate discrimination against women inherent in the legal system and in the community generally; 4. Advance equality for women in the legal profession; 5. Create and enhance awareness of the contribution of women to the practise and development of law; and 6. Provide a professional and social network for women lawyers. The following 5-year goals were set: 1. Educate and inform the profession and the public about matters affecting women in the profession and legal system; 2. Provide leadership on issues affecting women in the profession and the legal system by driving and advocating for change; and 3. Effectively manage AWL to ensure its continued operation and continued accountability to its members. Throughout the reporting period AWL made submissions with respect to the AHRC
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